ⓒ Atlas Copco

Strategic innovation programme for the

Swedish mining and metal producing industry

www.sipstrim.se

Pär Weihed Project manager

Strategic innovation agenda Strategic innovation programme

(SIP)

Key Performance

Indicators

New approaches:

•Mining towards continuous processes

•Better methods to characterize the host rock and the ore to

maximize the inherent values as well as to minimize non-

marketable residues

•Better command of “soft factors”, stimulate improved safety

culture and change image of the sector

•Nurture a cross-sectorial transfer of knowledge and

experience to master the challenges ahead

Anticipated effects 2013–2016:

•Sweden has become a well-known and appreciated EU research and

innovation partner

•The Swedish mining cluster has been strengthened and the

technology providers offer new or improved products and services

•The environmental footprint has been reduced by lower emissions

and improved resource and energy efficiency

•The mining and metal producing sector has become more attractive

for young talented men and women

•The global competitiveness and sustainability has been further

strengthened

Research and Innovation

projects, activities,

c. 200 MSEK 2013–2016

TRL-level 4-7

Organisations supporting the SIP STRIM (signed LoI)

Industry

ABB

Atlas Copco

Boliden

LKAB

Lunding Mining (Zinkgruvan AB)

Raw Materials Group

Sandvik

SKB

Stena Recycling

NGOs

Bergkraft

Georange

Academia

Luleå University of Technology

Umeå University

Uppsala University

Research institutes

Swerea MEFOS

SP

Public organisations

Geological Survey of Sweden

Financial “committment” approx. 100 MSEK 2014–2016

www.gruvochmetallutvinning.se

www.siostrim.se

Innovative Deep Exploration

INDEX

Klas Hjort

Uppsala University

Partners

• Uppsala University: geophysics, geochemistry, microsystems

technology

• Atlas Copco: gatekeeping, drilling technology implications

• Boliden: end user, field tests geophysics borehole probes/shuttles

and Orexplore’s geochemical system

• LKAB: end user, field tests geophysics borehole probes/shuttles

• Orexplore: technology developer X-ray geochemical system: deep

XRF and tomography

Objectives and goal

• Deep exploration beyond one kilometre can benefit greatly by

getting faster feedback on the physical and chemical state of the

rock.

• The goal is to improve the work flow and creativity for geologists by

new technology for geophysical sensors and geochemical analyses

at the bore hole.

• New miniaturized technology for sensors and chemical analysis will

be developed and tested in the field. The study will have a particular

focus on the problems and needs arising from the exploration at

depths greater than one kilometer.

• This project is the first phase of three, which

shall help distinguish Swedish industry from

existing research and development in the world.

Pre-study inspired by DET-CRC

• Uppsala University

• Luleå Technical University

• Acreo

• KIMAB

• LKAB

• Boliden

• Atlas Copco

• Wassara

• Orexplore

• (SGU)

• Drilling technology

• Geology

• Geo physics

• Geo chemistry

• Sensor

• Materials science

• Miniaturized systems

Inspiration from DET CRC

•Three focus areas

• Drilling

• Logging

• Chemistry

Lab-at-Rig of REFLEX

Hyperspectral core logging

• SEG 2015: High-Resolution VNIR-SWIR Core Logging: A

Revolutionary New Tool for Exploration, Mining, and Research

– Newcrest Mining Limited, Melbourne 3004, Australia

– Corescan Pty Ltd, Belmont 6104, Australia

• A new multisensor automated high-speed hyperspectral core

logging platform provides a step change in characterization of ore

systems.

• With a spatial resolution down to 0.5 mm, complete drill core-based ,

deposit-scale petrographic studies of relevance to exploration ,

mining, and research.

• Needs huge data handling and spectral classification and mineral

identification algorithms process each spectral pixel and compare

the response to an established mineral library: on-site handling!

LKAB and Boliden want collaboration

between Atlas Copco and Wassara

• Fast hammer until we reach interesting depths and from there

diamond core drilling

• Support for drilling: digitalized rigg; sensors and chemical

analyses at the drilling rigg; direct visualization

• Analyse of drill mud (cf. DET CRC) and core for support

Mini-sub

• From studies of sub-glacial lakes

• Large like two cans in row

• Specially developed miniaturized instruments: microsonar, diffractive

laser optics for 3D camera, salinity sensor, flow sensor, particle

collector

• Fibre optics for data and

energy transfer

World class miniaturization

Down hole magnetometers

Frequency range for AMT and CSAMT: 1 Hz -10 kHz

Define requirements

from surface sensors

Wants 3D-SQUID

Seismic measurements at drilling

Data handling and modeling

Orexplore

• Orexplore is developing an X-ray instrument that can be used at the

drilling site (600 kg cabinet transported in small container).

• This AXM instrument (Attenuation and XRF combined

Measurement) do deep XRF and heavy element X-ray absorption

tomography with dual heads. One meter lengths of core will take

less than 20 min.

• In normal procedure, this is a push-and-play instrument.

• Today for elements between atom number 25 and 82 (Mn Pb)

• The aim is to reach down to atom number 13 (Al)

Mikael Bergqvist Ph.D. R&D Manager, Orexplore AB

mikael.bergqvist@orexplore.com +46701731770

www.orexplore.com

To bring with you

• There are much more ore in the depth

• We need to reduce exploration costs

• Innovative deep exploration may improve creativity

• New miniaturized sensors in the bore hole and chemical

analyses at its side

• Want to increase international collaboration